Traffic Accident Investigation
Traffic Accident Investigation
Traffic Accident Investigation
INVESTIGATION
10. In signaling aid with the use of whistle, one long blast of the traffic officer
indicate what?
a. Stop b. go c. get the attention of the Driver d. None of these
11. What is the appearance of the skid marks of the front wheels
c. darker on the outside
d. lighter on the outside but darker at the front
e. darker on the center
f. lighter on the center but darker at the side
12. The following are the uses of skid marks as evidence, except.
a. Used to show path of car
b. Can be used to show sliding of tires
c. Adequacy of brakes
d. Location of the car on the highway
10. In signaling aid with the use of whistle, one long blast of the traffic officer
indicate what? 10. a
a. Stop b. go c. get the attention of the Driver d. None of these
11. What is the appearance of the skid marks of the front wheels
11. a
c. darker on the outside
d. lighter on the outside but darker at the front
e. darker on the center
f. lighter on the center but darker at the side
12. The following are the uses of skid marks as evidence, except.
a. Used to show path of car
b. Can be used to show sliding of tires
12.b
c. Adequacy of brakes
d. Location of the car on the highway
MOTOR VEHICLE –shall mean any vehicle propelled by any power other than
muscular power using the public highways,
but excepting road rollers, trolley cars, street-sweepers, sprinklers, lawn mowers,
bulldozers, graders, fork-lifts, amphibian trucks, and cranes if not used on public
highways, vehicles which run only on rails or tracks, and tractors, trailers and
traction engines of all kinds used exclusively for agricultural purposes.
Trailers having any number of wheels, when propelled or intended to be propelled
by attachment to a motor vehicle, shall be classified as separate motor vehicle
with no power rating. ( RA4136)
DEFINITIONS:
TRAFFIC WAY – is the entire width between boundary lines of every way or place of which
any part is open to the use of the public for purposes of vehicular traffic as a matter of
right or custom.
KEY EVENT – an event on the road which characterizes the manner of occurrence of a
motor vehicle traffic accident.
SKID MARKS – are marks left on the roadway by tires which are not free to rotate, usually
because brakes are applied strong and the wheels locked.
SCUFF MARKS – are signs left on the road by tires that are sliding or scrubbing while the
wheel is still turning.
DEFINITIONS:
GAP SKID- a breaking skid mark which is interrupted by the release and the
reapplication of brakes or which terminates by the release of brakes before
collision.
Pedestrians;
Cyclists;
Street cars;
Horse-drawn (animal-drawn) vehicles;
Farm tractors; and
Other road users in almost any combination.
TRAFFIC CONTROL – It is to regulate, direct and manage by the use and
application of traffic devices
No traffic sign or signal or support shall bear any commercial advertising.
Standardization of Designs:
Whistle-
One long blast – stop
Two short blast- go
Several short blast- get the attention of the drier or pedestrian
Arm gestures
Baton
Start of evasive action – is the first action taken by a traffic unit to escape from a
collision course or otherwise avoid a hazard.
Initial Contact – is a first accidental touching of an object collision course or
otherwise avoid a hazard.
POINT OF NO ESCAPE – is that place and time after or beyond which the
accident cannot be prevented by the traffic unit under consideration.
Drunk drivers
Criminals fleeing from the scene of the crime.
Improperly licensed drivers, or drivers with no
license or with revoked or expired license.
Drivers who fear publicity and prosecution.
Ignorance of the accident.
Driver who flees in panic
Drug addicts.
Insurance or financial reasons.
Juveniles.
REPUBLIC ACT No. 4136
Any registration of motor vehicles not renewed on or before the date fixed for different classifications, as
provided hereunder shall become delinquent and invalid:
1. For hire motor vehicles - on or before the last working day of February.
2. Privately-owned motor vehicles - from March one to the last working day of May.
3. All other motor vehicles - from June one to the last working day of June;
No person shall be allowed to register as private truck any truck not actually and
reasonably necessary to carry out his duly licensed business or legitimate occupation or
industry regularly paying taxes.
Question:
5. If happen you hit an innocent person in the road. When is the
proper time to report the accident.
a. Within 24 hrs
b. After 24 hrs
c. Immediately
d. Any time because it is not specified in the law.
MOTOR VEHICLE REGISTRATION
PRIVATE – Green with white background (recently- black and White background
Permitted
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Passing other vehicle:
The law places the responsibility on the driver of the passing car. If the driver
makes mistakes in passing, the driver is held liable:
Help other driver to pass safely, move to the right side of your lane to give
the other driver more room and a better view ahead.
Show the passing driver the same courtesy that you would expect from
other driver
ARTICLE III Right of Way and Signals
Section 42. Right of way.
When two vehicles approach or enter an intersection at approximately the same time, the
driver of the vehicle on the left shall yield the right of way to the vehicle on the right.
The driver of a vehicle upon a highway shall bring to a full stop such vehicle before
traversing any "through highway" or railroad crossing.
The driver of a vehicle upon a highway shall yield the right of way to police or fire
department vehicles and ambulances
Yield the Right
of Way
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2
1
of Way
46
Main Highway
Private Driveway
1
of Way
47
Question:
7. In case of two vehicles approaching an intersection at
the same time, which one should give the right of ways.
a. The vehicle coming from the right
b. the vehicle approaching from the left
c. the vehicle which is turning right at the moment
d. Vehicle is about to turn at the moment
Section 46. Parking prohibited in specified places
(a) Within an intersection
(b) On a crosswalk
(c) Within six meters of the intersection of curb lines.
(d) Within four meters of the driveway entrance to and fire station.
(e) Within four meters of fire hydrant
(f) In front of a private driveway
(g) On the roadway side of any vehicle stopped or parked at the curb or
edge of the highway
(h) At any place where official signs have been erected prohibiting parking.
Pavement Marking
Single white dotted line- indicates:
Two-lane road- it separates traffic moving in the same direction.
One-way street- separates traffic moving in one direction
Overtaking is permitted when other lane is clear ahead
Solid broken white lines - passing to left or right is allowed provide the way is clear
Broken yellow lines - passing is allowed, if the way ahead and rear is clear
Student’s Permit 16 yrs old 12 months Not allowed to driver w/o the assistance of prof.
driver
7. In case of confiscation of driver license, the traffic enforcer may issue TOP to the driver
which is good only for _________.
a. 24 hours c.42 hours
b. 36 hours d. 72 hours
8. A driving lane which prohibits all motorists to pass/overtake from other vehicles is ____.
a. Broken White Line c. Broken Yellow Line
b. Solid Yellow Line d. None of them
9. The bonafide tourist and transients who are duly license to operate motor
vehicles in their respective countries may be allowed to operate motor vehicles
during their stay in our country but not beyond _____.
a. 60 days b. 80 days c. 100 days d. 90 days
10. When traversing on a highway with double solid yellow line with dotted
white line in between, means you can ____.
a. Overtake when the other direction is clear of oncoming vehicles
b. Not overtake under any circumstances
c. Overtake as long as there are no traffic enforcers around
d. Not overtake when there are oncoming vehicles on the opposite lane.
11. What will you do if there is a vehicle about to overtake with your vehicle while
you are traversing in the same direction?
a. Make a full stop and give the right of way
b. Maintain your speed and give way
c. Make a full speed and maintain the speed
d. None of them
12. Maximum allowable speeds for Truck and Buses in city and municipal streets, with
light traffic.
a. 80 km/h b. 50 km/h c. 30 km/h d. 20 km/h
13. A Type public utility vehicle able to carry less than 9 passenger.
b. passenger automobile c. passenger truck
c. passenger vehicle d. public vehicle
14. It refers to a scuffmark made while a vehicle is yawning the mark made on
the road by a rotating tire which slipping in a direction parallel to the axle of the
wheel.
a. Flip c. Skip skid
b. Yawmark d. Gap skid
15. The movement of a vehicle without touching the ground from a place where
its forward velocity is suddenly stopped by an object such as a curb or furrow-in
below its center of mass with the result that the ensuring rotation lifts vehicle off
the ground.
c. Flip c. Skip skid
d. Yawmark d. Gap skid
ANSWERS
1. It refers to the marks left on the road by tires that are sliding or scrubbing
while the wheel is still turning.
a. Skid marks b. scuff marks c. groove marksd. land marks 1.b
2. What is the standardization of shape for regulatory or prohibition 2. c
a. Octagon b. inverted triangle C. round/circle d. hexagon
3. It is a pavement marking separating lanes of traffic moving in the opposite
direction.
3.a
a. White lane line b. yellow lane line c. red lane line d. all of these
4. It refers to any motor vehicle with a trailer having no front axle and so
attached that part of the trailer rests upon motor vehicle and a substantial part
of the weight of the trailer and of its load is borne by the motor vehicle.
a. Articulated vehicle b. trailer c. cart d. non-motor 4. a
5. It refers to an first accidental touching of an object collision course of otherwise avoid a
hazard.
a. Perception of hazard c. maximum engagement
5. b
b. initial contact d. first touching
7. In case of confiscation of driver license, the traffic enforcer may issue TOP to the driver
which is good only for _________.
a. 24 hours c.42 hours
b. 36 hours d. 72 hours
7. d
8. A driving lane which prohibits all motorists to pass/overtake from other vehicles is ____.
a. Broken White Line c. Broken Yellow Line 8. b
b. Solid Yellow Line d. None of them
9. The bonafide tourist and transients who are duly license to operate motor
vehicles in their respective countries may be allowed to operate motor vehicles
during their stay in our country but not beyond _____.
a. 60 days b. 80 days c. 100 days d. 90 days 9. d
10. When traversing on a highway with double solid yellow line with dotted
white line in between, means you can ____.
a. Overtake when the other direction is clear of oncoming vehicles 10. b
b. Not overtake under any circumstances
c. Overtake as long as there are no traffic enforcers around
d. Not overtake when there are oncoming vehicles on the opposite lane.
11. What will you do if there is a vehicle about to overtake with your vehicle while
you are traversing in the same direction?
a. Make a full stop and give the right of way
b. Maintain your speed and give way 11. b
c. Make a full speed and maintain the speed
d. None of them
12. Maximum allowable speeds for Truck and Buses in city and municipal streets, with
light traffic.
a. 80 km/h b. 50 km/h c. 30 km/h d. 20 km/h 12. c
13. A Type public utility vehicle able to carry less than 9 passenger.
b. passenger automobile c. passenger truck
13. a
c. passenger vehicle d. public vehicle
14. It refers to a scuffmark made while a vehicle is yawning the mark made on
the road by a rotating tire which slipping in a direction parallel to the axle of the
wheel.
a. Flip c. Skip skid 14.b
b. Yawmark d. Gap skid
15. The movement of a vehicle without touching the ground from a place where
its forward velocity is suddenly stopped by an object such as a curb or furrow-in
below its center of mass with the result that the ensuring rotation lifts vehicle off
the ground.
c. Flip c. Skip skid 15. a
d. Yawmark d. Gap skid
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Discussion Quiz
Question:
1. Supposed you are the investigator of a road accident. You
saw a yaw marks at the road due to slippery of the pavement
which was also the reason of the accident. In this instance,
what happen to the vehicle’s tire?
a. The tires are not freely to rotate.
b. The tires are lock due to the brake applied.
c. The tires are sliding while it still turning.
d. The tires are off from the vehicle
Answer
C
Question:
2. Your driving your vehicle and you encounter an inverted
triangle with a red border in the intersection facing towards you,
this traffic sign means what?
a. it is a warning sign which remind you to be caution.
b. it is a yield sign which means you need to let other pass first
before you.
c. it is a prohibited sign which give you a penalty if you cross
without stopping.
d. it is exclusively designated for stop sign which will indicate you
need to stop before it is danger to cross directly.
Answer
B
Question:
3. In a collision type of accident, what is the first thing a driver
should do?
a. Perception of hazard
b. Start of evasive action
c. Disengagement from accident
d. Point of no escape
Answer
B
Question:
4. As a traffic investigator, this should not to be offered as a skid
mark evidence.
a. The tire mark use to determine and show the speed of the
vehicle.
b. The tire mark use to determine the location of the car on the
road.
c. The tire mark use to determine the path of vehicle before the
accident.
d. The tire mark use to determine the sliding of the vehicle in the
road.
Answer
D
Question:
5. If happen you hit an innocent person in the road. When is the
proper time to report the accident.
a. Within 24 hrs
b. After 24 hrs
c. Immediately
d. Any time because it is not specified in the law.
Answer
C
Question:
6. You saw a vehicle with plate of black letters/numbers and
yellow background. This vehicle is classified as what?
a. Public utility vehicle
b. Private vehicle
c. Government vehicle
d. Foreign diplomat vehicle
Answer
A
Question:
7. In case of two vehicles approaching an intersection at
the same time, which one should give the right of ways.
a. The vehicle coming from the right
b. the vehicle approaching from the left
c. the vehicle which is turning right at the moment
d. Vehicle is about to turn at the moment
Answer
B
Question:
8. Two continuous parallel yellow lines on the road means:
a. You can overtake on the left side
b. It is dangerous to overtake
c. You can overtake on the right side
d. It is caution to overtake another vehicle
Answer
B
Question:
9. Having a license either driver or any professional license, this
is:
a. An honor
b. A right
c. A privilege
d. A waiver
Answer
C
Question:
Answer
C